Posts by Mike Christensen, MCMP, CNU-A, AICP
This is not trickle down
Which is a lie
They are robbing you
There were certain moments when Hitler could have been stopped
We’re past the first dozen
The Epstein Pedo Class
I happen to like modern rowhouse design or, at least, the willingness to build them. However, too many look like garages pretending to be homes.
I ask this to you in the development biz: please reinvent the front porch. It is a vital point of human interaction. A real one, not a slim simulacra.
Townhomes pitched for former site of LDS Wells Ward in Liberty Wells buildingsaltlake.com/townhomes-pi... via @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social and @taylorwanderson.bsky.social
Crumbling historic Ogden building to be redeveloped into defense company HQ buildingsaltlake.com/crumbling-hi... via @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social and @jacobscholl.bsky.social
Tuesday's Headlines Curb Their Enthusiasm usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/21/t... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @blakeaued.bsky.social
'Best Bikeshare in America': An Unexpected Community Launches Free, All-Electric Micromobility For Residents usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/21/b... via @usa.streetsblog.org
The Samaritan Loophole: You don't have to love your neighbor if you don't have any. www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026... via @strongtowns.org
Rail Passengers President and CEO Jim Mathews gives a briefing on the UP/NS merger - how we got here and how it will affect passenger rail.
Cutting trains = adding cars.
"Caltrain projects that without train service, the Peninsula would see 36,000 more car trips and an additional 220 metric tons of CO2 emissions daily."
sfstandard.com/2026/04/02/c...
If you are on Reddit, our Director of Community Engagement is hosting an "Ask Me Anything" as part of our Advocacy Week at the DC HQ.
https://twp.ai/E5Atql
Sorry, this is a couple weeks old, but still a good development to share. This facility ramping up production is crucial to getting new Amtrak Airo trainsets in service...
myfox8.com/news/north-c...
Congratulations to @allaboardohio.org dohio for a great meeting this past Saturday. One of our representatives was in attendance to give a presentation on our Great Lakes Limited proposal. AAO is the best organized state-level passenger rail advocacy organization in the nation
Trevor from Fort Collins is excited to use the #ColoradoConnector to visit family and eat at his favorite restaurant without needing to drive.
Share your story with us about how the Colorado Connector train will impact you:
ridethefrontrange.soapboxx.com/question/how...
One big difference between US and Europe: EU actually does things that benefit people
I’m so used to money running roughshod in US affairs that I suffer whiplash when corporations here are made to behave
TACO Tuesday
What an asshole
But that applies to pretty much anyone working for Trump
Mormon Church eschews the term “Mormon”. It doesn’t want anyone to use “Mormon”. Because “Mormon” is theirs. “Mormon“ is a proud part of their heritage, that they don’t want anyone to ever use. Because they’re proud of their heritage. That don’t use
Podcast “Mormon Stories” sued for using “Mormon”
Epstein wasn’t a financial consultant
He trafficked in young girls and used compromising information to extort money
Any reputable news organization would warn their public that Trump is a proven pathological lying sack of shit before quoting anything he says
Loaded With Kash
I love the new infowars logo
Watch to the end
Trump admin fires the incompetent and corrupt
If they’re women
The incompetent and corrupt dudes in his administration get a pass
Please read the article and not just the title.